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Shafi Shaan bin Hyder (born February 3rd 1987)is a Singaporean who currently lives in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia..

Early Life
Shafi Shaan bin Hyder was born to Hyder Ali and Hamidah Ibrahim. The year he was born his father was a partner of a departmental store in Mauritius. Shaan has two other siblings, his older sister Nazya and his younger brother Fareez. His extended family, most of which are in Singapore, consists of 18 cousins. He is the oldest grandson, his sister being the oldest granddaughter.

1994 - 2005
Shaan's family moved to Kuala Lumpur from Singapore when he was 7. His father had started his own company here and the family migrated with him. He attended Fairview International School starting in Grade 1 and finished off his GCE O' Levels in 2003. Shaan was always one of his grades trouble makers. He was always known as the "smart boy with potential, if only he would apply it to his schoolwork". History and Geography were two of his favourite subjects in school and did well in both. His one biggest mistake in school was deciding that he wanted to grow up to be a marine biologist, without realizing he hated both Chemistry and Biology.

He moved on to study A'Levels at Sayfol International School and competed his A'Levels in June 2005

2005 - 2006
As soon as he was done with his A' Levels Shaan was called back to Singapore to do his National Service Medical Examination. In August 2005 he started working for his uncle in Singapore. His uncle owns Kleen (World Marketting)a company that provides Nautical Charts and Publications to ships that come through Singapore. He was put in charge of organizing the inventory and stock of said nautical charts and publications. Basically he had to make sure that all the ships, clients of the company, were properly stocked with up to date material. Shaan only worked there for 1 month before he was called in to join the Singapore Armed Forces.

September 7th 2005, with his whole family with him, Shaan got onto a boat filled with other enlistees and family members. The boat brought them to Pulau Tekong (a militiry base island off Singapore). Shaan Hyder was the youngest recruit of Whiskey Company in Tekong. For 3 months he was stationed in Tekong to train for his future in the army. In the process he lost over 30kg and gained confidence, made new friends and was more disciplined then ever.It was hard being in the army and Shaan saw more men weep in the dense jungles of Singapore then he ever had. Long hours in the jungle, no sleep, carry a 50kg rucksack, eating from metal tins, rationing water and living through the darkest fears, Shaan discovered himself and learned comraderie.

In November 2005 Shaan was posted to 2 People's Defence Force (2PDF) in Clementi (a district in Singapore). He became a driver by vocation and was promoted to Lance-Corporal by March 2006. In April he was sent for the specialist course and was soon promoted to 3rd Sergeant. He was put in charge of organizing the daily vehicle details of the camp. This entailed making sure that the drivers were on time and that the proper vehicles were sent out, he also had to manage the heavy vehicle section of the camp and had to do regular maintenance to these vehicles. He has a mechanic's certificate to handle these vehicles. For the remainder of his time in National Service Shaan was posted to Jurong Island. An Ops area for the Army. In Jurong Island he basically had to do patrolling and ensuring that all the vehicles were kept in good condition.

11th May 2007
This is a date that will forever haunt Shaan. It was 1 week into his training with Singapore's 6th Infantry Regiment in Taiwan. He was living in Singapore's Co-op Base in the virgin jungles of Taiwan. It was around 12pm. Shaan was at the store warehouse in the base. He was to collect constantina wire and iron pickets for the upcoming perimeter exercise. Itching for a cigarette and deciding to resume the job later, he snuck out. Wanting to hide from his superiors he stood around 70 metres from the warehouse. Just as he lit his cigarette, he heard a loud whizzing noise. He looked up and saw a Taiwanese F5 jet descending at shocking speed. Thinking it was practice bombing run by the Taiwanese Air Force he watched as it headed past him and and towards the warehouse. It was at that moment that he realized that the jet had lost control. The precise moment it crashed is a blank in Shaan's memory. The next thing he knew, he was sprinting towards the burning warehouse. 2 of his friends were inside. He was the first one on site and his only thought were his friends. Just as he was about to step into the flames, his officer grabbed him and ordered him to evacuate to the nearby field. Another friend of his, a higher ranking sergeant went in to help. It was too late. He pulled out two bodies before he himself collapsed from numerous burns to his body.News Report

One year later, Shaan still has haunting memories and flashes of the flames, the smoke and that whizzing noise. However, he is consoled by the knowledge that he tried to do everything he could to save them. He knew that the army has taught him loyalty and bravery qualities he should be proud off.

After Taiwan, Shaan returned to Singapore. He was declared Operationally Ready for Deployment on Sept 9th 2007. The army was a big part of his life and he gained invaluable life experience. That moment one year ago also opened his eyes to life and how short it is. He doesn't take any day for granted and is aspiring to do great things with his life. Having experienced a brush with death, nothing is too difficult and nothing will hold him back.

Shaan has recently finished his first cycle of Reservist Training with the Army.

Shaan and MindValley
All of his IT savvy friends were talking about it. Social media marketing, SEO's and online selling. He began reading any article he could find on these and became more interested in what he thought was an exciting concept. Following the recent US elections closely and doing his part of supporting Barack Obama by donating his Facebook status, joining blogs and forums and forwarding emails, his eyes were finally opened to what he now knows is the ultimate form of promotion. Having discovered MindValley recently, he was thrilled to find that a company based right here in Malaysia was one of the top in the field. Hence he would like to apply for an internship programme. An opportunity to join MindValley would be the ultimate learning experience for Shaan who at 21 had always been and outcast in traditional academic environments. Seeing as to how he is still young and is just starting out in a work environment, what would be better than to program his mind to the MindValley way? Being able to finally combine his intelligence, out-of-box-thinking and love for the internet, an experience at the MindValley workplace would be the ultimate one.

MindValley's Contribution to Shaan's EQ
-Complete the immersion of an employee in a stress-free, learning environment.

-Access and learning opportunities from the pool of brilliant young minds behind the team at MindValley.

-Learning to create buzz and traffic through blogging.

-Understanding all aspects of social media marketing including areas such as customer support and help desks.

-Unlocking the door to limitless opportunities through the internet.

Shaan's Contributions to MindValley's HQ
-Dealing with enquiries.

-Writing and updating blogs. He has always excelled in languages and has a natural flair for writing.

-Providing in-depth, friendly customer support.

-Ability to work in a team very well and contribute to the growth of an idea.

-Quick learning of new skills to help improve work efficiency at MindValley.

Conclusion
So this is me. Mostly anyways. I don't think wikipedia would appreciate me putting in everything, I have some really good stories to tell though, I'll keep those till I'm asked in person about them. I have a lot of army pictures I could put up right now, but I don't really feel like getting court martialed. That would really jeopardize my opportunity at MindValley.